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Does anyone know how the apples are doing in Alabama? I see where one orchard has closed early due to weather conditions.

Here in PA, the harvest is reported to be only 50% this year. The 50% that was harvested, nearly all were attacked by stink bugs

Some interesting reading about the apple crop this year. I know all the orchards around me were devistated by the drought.

http://www.thegrower.com/news/US-Apple- ... 83126.html

We visited several orchards in VA recently, and their crop seemed to be holding up fairly well and quality was good.

SOME IDIOT wrote:Some interesting reading about the apple crop this year. I know all the orchards around me were devistated by the drought.

http://www.thegrower.com/news/US-Apple- ... 83126.html

I wonder if they are comparing over several year period or just last year?

OrangePippin-Richard wrote:We visited several orchards in VA recently, and their crop seemed to be holding up fairly well and quality was good.

In PA, even the Stayman had a few stings. The effect of the sting only went down a few mm. The York Imperial (sweet apple) was so favored by the Stink Bugs that I threw out about 40-50% of the York Imperial apple. I noticed that the sting areas were starting to make the York Imperial apples go bad. The York Imperials were so badly effected by the stink bugs, I ended up making apple sauce so not to lose more; the sauce was great!

Now I am feverishly researching how to battle stink bugs in my orchard and garden next year.